El Pomar Nonprofit Resource Center

The El Pomar Nonprofit Resource Center at the Penrose Library will be closed for construction November 12 through November 26, 2018. The Colorado Grants Guide and the Foundation Directory Online will still be accessible for the computers in the reference area.

About Us

The El Pomar Nonprofit Resource Center (EPNRC) is located in the Carnegie Library at Penrose Library. Funding for the EPNRC is provided by the Pikes Peak Library District and a grant from the El Pomar Foundation. The EPNRC is a Funding Information Network partner of the Foundation Center. The Funding Information Network is comprised of libraries, community foundations, NGOs, and nonprofit resource centers in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, plus a dozen other countries.

The Pikes Peak Library District actually houses the El Pomar Nonprofit Resource Center (EPNRC) at the Penrose Library, 20 N. Cascade Ave. The EPNRC has books and resources on a variety of nonprofit topics, such as board management, grant writing, and social media. Here is a link to additional information http://ppld.org/epnrc. You can also find a list of the EPNRC workshops at this link http://ppld.org/nonprofit-workshops. The workshops offered at the library are free, but registration is required and that information is included with each class listed.

Finally, as the El Pomar Nonprofit Resource Center Librarian, I am available to meet with you to answer specific questions you may have. My email address is tsayles@ppld.org.

I am trying To start a non Profit Organization for Colorado Springs, Co with my City helping with Addicts With Addictions With better Support and financial, Medical , Emotional And also Physical Support Have a lot i want to bring out here for people suffering with addictions With drugs and alcohol.I have previously suffered and been a recovery addict wanting to help with what i strongly see the state suffering with.

We have a lot of resources, both in print and electronically, to help with starting a nonprofit in Colorado. I am also available to schedule a one on one meeting to talk to anyone about our resources. I can be reached at tsayles@ppld.org to set up a time to meet.

Our mission is to provide a home library of ten books to Head Start/Preschool students in the Arkansas and San Luis valleys.
2018 PROJECT: to provide 4,240 books to 424 Head Start/Preschool students in Alamosa and Monte Vista. We purchase books from BAREFOOT PUBLISHERS discounted 70% with free shipping. We order in quantities of 800 or more as a 501(c)3.
FAST FORWARD TO LITERACY is and has always been (2005) 100% voluntarily based with 0 operating expenses.www.fftl-books.org, 6751 CR 107, Salida, CO 81201. 2017 we gifted over 3,000 books to programs in the San Luis Valley. This year I have written a grant to The Southern Community Foundation in Pueblo. We have almost $3,000 in assets. Can you help us in any way? With kindest regards, Corinne Schieman, Founder/Director

GrantSpace.org has a free self-paced training, Introduction to Proposal Writing, available at http://grantspace.org/training/courses/introduction-to-proposal-writing/. They also have a knowledge base that provides access to several nonprofit document examples, including fundraising letters and grant applications. The knowledge base is free to use. You may also want to check out the various resources listed on the Grant Research guide available at http://research.ppld.org/grants. Pueblo City-County Public Library has access to the Foundation Directory Online at their main branch, which would be a little closer to you than Colorado Springs. If you have additional questions, feel free to contact me directly at tsayles@ppld.org.

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